Panasonic DMP-BD70V Blu-ray Disc/VHS Multimedia Player

After spending a ton of time screwing around with Panasonics' automated customer service line (kept sending me to camera dept, etc.) finally got to a person that explained to me that the Panasonic DMP-BD70V Blu-ray Disc/VHS Multimedia Player is not compatible or upgradeable to Pandora and Netflix, etcetera. I wouldn't have purchased it had I not been led to believe it was so. I could care less about the Blu-ray aspect of it, I probably couldn't see any discernible difference between it and any other brand in the price point. I have been purchasing Panasonic TVs and Stereos since the days of the 8 track, and this is the a let down.

'Cheerio Mate'

Jeeves

This is a great Blu-Ray for the price. Great quality picture and sound. I do wish the Viera Cast would have a link to Netfixs and was wifi, but again for the price it's pretty good. Very simple to connect and operate. The hdmi to the flat screen and optical sound connection produces a very good picture and sound. I have not used the vhs so I can't comment.

Well my old T.V. had the video and dvd player built into the unit. When the dvd player stopped working I bought a new T.V. with the player separate. This was a know brainer in my opinion when it came to buying this player. You are not limited by anything when it comes to this player. You can play VHS, DVD and Blue-ray so I thought well can't pass this up. It has been great and the play back quality is great. The VHS feature says that it improves the video quality. I am not sure about that but it may vary from T.V. set to T.V. set so don't expect any huge improvement. I mean it is VHS after all. Overall I am very happy with this player and would recommend it to anyone looking to get a new one. Thanks

Received this player on time. It does everything it says, and well! Connected right up to my Samsung hdtv with no need for me to do anything but put the batteries in the remote (HDMI.) Works and looks good. Nice to be able to use all of those old VHS tapes too.

For what I paid for it there is no other machine that will play VHS/BD/DVD. The Panasonic has decent web connect capabilities for those who want to browse Youtube and a few other apps. The player is very slow in starting up though and can be a source of frustration. The picture quality is decent and should not disappoint as a player in a 2nd room or for the kids. I would recommend if its is below $200 otherwise consider a dedicated Blu-Ray player for faster start up times and if there is no need for a VHS. Still have a few of those laying around the house.